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YF - 381 stopped in turn 3. All ok. 132 heads the restart.

Final Grid: 128 325 505 312 453 178 452 132 22 120 555 381 526 368 12 8 501 259 5 408 138 16 515 55 1 217 517

Pit News: 526 - Stripping right hub. 515 - Gearbox out. All hands on deck working on hydraulic pipework and brake lines.

Heat 3 result: 408 526 132 8 259 217 5 452 55 120 138 453 DNF: 515, 325, 368, 382 & 381 515 had the left rear tyre go after contact with 55 on the opening lap. The remaining Shooters did not get involved with each other during this race. We will see if they step up and stop Tom in the Final.

Heat 3 Grid: 128 505 420 325 453 30 132 452 312 120 381 526 368 8 259 5 408 138 515 55 217 517 382

Pit News: 515 - Diff cover reseal, and axle oil re-fill in op. 128 - Porta power on the front right corner. 217 - Carb change. 555 - Timing the engine. 505 - Replacing rad belt. 166 - Trying to locate an oil leak from the engine. 312 - Porta power on the front right. Replacing steering link rod. 582 - Replacing the coil.

Heat 2 result: 1 381 526 515 217 408 16 555 12 166 5 501 DNF: 505, 382 & 312 1 shifted 217 and 16 offline on lap 1 and set sail for the front. 515 tried to put a couple of early lap hits in on the 1 rear end but was unable to make hard enough contact. Not a lot happened between the other Shooters.

YF: 382 in the back straight fence. All ok.

Heat 2 Grid: 128 505 420 325 312 178 452 22 555 381 526 12 166 501 5 408 16 515 1 217 382

Pit News: 420 - Steelwork between front bumper over r/h wheel to chassis sheared off. 259 - Front right hub change. 307 - Front panhard rod end and bracket broken off at right hand side.

Heat 1 result: 1 368 453 16 132 501 8 55 138 259 120 178 DNF: 420, 226 & 307 No challengers to the World Champ in this one.

Heat 1 Grid: 128 505 307 325 420 453 226 132 178 22 30 120 555 368 12 8 259 5 138 16 55 1 382 517

Dave Scates (382) doing his 5 laps. Dave last raced at Coventry some years ago. It is his first time on tarmac.

In the pits: First number is their 2024 season appearance. Shooters 217 Lee Fairhurst - 26 - 86 points 515 Frankie Wainman Junior - 41 - 80 points 138 Dave Polley - 25 - 73 points 1 Tom Harris - 31 - 72 points 55 Craig Finnikin - 32 - 40 points 16 Mat Newson - 44 - 33 points Superstars 408 Ant Whorton-Eales - 21 Stars 5 Charlie Sworder - 22 8 Catherine Harris - 11 166 Bobby Griffin - 24 259 Paul Hines - 31 501 George Elwell - 5 A Grade 12 Michael Scriven - 10 120 Casey Englestone - 120 368 Callum Gill - 11 381 Tyrone Evans - 18 526 Finn Sargent - 26 555 Frankie Wainman Junior Junior - 16 B Grade 22 Lewis Hunter - 33 30 Thomas Storry - 9 132 James Hall-Morton - 16 178 Richard Burt - 12 312 John Thompson - 10 452 Joshua Spiers - 12 453 Thomas Andrew - 39 517 Andy King - 3 C Grade 128 Simon Binder - 8 226 Darren Lindsay - 9 307 Hannah Chappell - 9 325 Richard Davies - 9 382 David Scates - 1st 2024 appearance 420 Jamie Huckfield - 10 505 Roland Lamb - 2

Morning folks, and welcome to Hednesford Hills. National Points Championship Shootout sponsored by Truck and Plant, Round 11 sponsored by GBE UK Today's race format: F1 Heat 1 Bangers Heat 1 (half cars) Bangers Heat 2 (half cars) F1 Heat 2 Stock Rods Heat 1 Bangers Man of the Midlands Championship F1 Heat 3 Stock Rods Heat 2 Bangers Allcomers F1 Final Stock Rods Final F1 GN Bangers D/D

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Pics in the gallery. Many thanks to Nic for taking them 👍

Pics in the gallery. A big thank you to Nic, Lee Pycroft & Kevin Shilling for taking them 👍

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GN Notes: 128 leads away. 166 ends up on the top of the 526 bonnet in turn 2. 410 dishing out some good hits. 300 and 555 hook together in turn 3. 287 collides with the pair. 178 leads. 287, 166 and 368 stop on the exit of turn 2. 175 gets 55 offline in turn 3. Craig fights back at the next corner. 515 and 212 are battling together in the closing laps. 178 retires with a flat left rear. 16 takes a race winning lead at four to go. 175, 8 and 147 cross the line three abreast at race end. That's it folks. I'll be back from Hednesford on the 3rd Nov 👍

Final Focus: 523 leads away. 368 gives 147 a good hit early on to gain the spot. 8 is flying and clears multiple cars through turn 2. 212 fires 269 into 526 entering turn 3. 259 whacks 8 into turn 3. H318 gives 595 and 166 a good'un in turn 3. Bobby is left broadside mid-turn. 555 leads at halfway with 1 up to 3rd. 1 leads at 7 to go. 446 launches 178 into turn 3 who bounces up the fence. 212 dishes it out to 300 in turn 1. Coming to the flag 16 and 20 dice out of turn 4 with Mat getting the place. The World Champ takes the win.

Pit News: 312 - Front right corner in need of welding up. 128 - Rear panhard rod outer locating bracket requires pulling back in line.